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Friday, January 21, 2022
COVID Update January 21, 2022: New Cases Declining
Another COVID update. Hopefully this wave declines soon. Best to all.
| COVID Metrics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Week Ago | Goal | ||
| Percent fully Vaccinated | 63.3% | --- | ≥70.0%1 | |
| Fully Vaccinated (millions) | 210.0 | --- | ≥2321 | |
| New Cases per Day3 | 726,870 | 797,694 | ≤5,0002 | |
| Hospitalized3🚩 | 144,636 | 133,297 | ≤3,0002 | |
| Deaths per Day3🚩 | 1,843 | 1,754 | ≤502 | |
| 1 Minimum to achieve "herd immunity" (estimated between 70% and 85%). 2my goals to stop daily posts, 37-day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths 🚩 Increasing 7-day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths ✅ Goal met. | ||||
Click on graph for larger image.This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7-day average (line) of positive tests reported.
The 7-day average for new cases has declined somewhat, but hospitalizations are still at record levels.
Deaths are still increasing, but below the 7-day average record of 3,421 per day in January 2021.
